Save the date for the AAA-CPA Northeastern Regional Education ConferenceAAA-CPA Share On April 27-29, the AAA-CPA will be in Annapolis, Md., at the Historic Inns of Annapolis. Stroll down cobblestone streets to waterfront restaurants, quaint shops, lively pubs and historic tours as you explore the charm and elegance of the capital of Maryland. The Historic Inns of Annapolis's boutique hotels are right in the heart of it all. The beautifully restored Maryland inn offers a refreshing mix of Victorian charm, timeless hospitality and modern lifestyle luxuries.

The AAA-CPA has reserved a block of rooms at fantastic discount of only $179.00 for a single/double, plus applicable taxes. Annapolis in the spring is a very popular destination, so we don't want you to miss out in securing this great discount price on accommodations. Call now to reserve your room at (800) 847-8882. Please mention that you are with the AAA-CPA to ensure you get the discounted room rate. Space is limited, so don't miss out.

Sponsorship committee seeks new membersAAA-CPA Share The AAA-CPA Sponsorship Committee is expanding. We are looking for new committee members to be responsible for different regions. The committee meets on a quarterly basis by phone and will communicate with all members in order to obtain sponsorships for our local, regional and national meetings and other events of the AAA-CPA. If cold calling is not your strong suit, you can be an integral part of the committee by communicating with sponsors you may already have for social, state bar or other organizations. You can also help us by finding other members who have potential sponsor relationships. If you are interested in joining the committee, please click here to send an email to Executive Director Nicole Ratner. Don't have time to devote to the committee but have a sponsor connection? Please send the name of the company, contact name, email and phone number to Nicole Ratner directly at nratner@attorney-cpa.com.

Job posting page receives new look for the new year!AAA-CPA Share As part of ongoing product enhancements to increase job seeker and employer engagement, the job posting page has received significant user interface improvements. The improvements will provide your users with an enhanced experience and a much nicer page design. We've also upgraded the search engine optimization content so that search engines can find the jobs posted on your site more easily. Did you know that currently there are 84 companies seeking employees? Make sure to check out the job board, and remember you can post your resume anonymously complimentary of the AAA-CPA. Click here to search current open positions.

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Fatigue setting in for accounting standard-settersAccounting Today Share Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings said in a new report that it expects the U.S. will still move forward with plans to incorporate International Financial Reporting Standards into U.S. GAAP, but in a "prolonged, cautious and incremental way." The agency said it believes a renewed emphasis on issuing converged, "high quality" accounting standards and the need to re-expose updated proposals for comments has significantly slowed down the completion of many accounting projects jointly initiated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board. More

IRS announces Free File limitsThe Wall Street Journal Share With this year's tax-filing season up and running, the Internal Revenue Service once again wants taxpayers to be aware of IRS Free File, a program gives people with low and moderate incomes access to tax-prep software and provides a wide range of "fillable forms" to those earning more. Taxpayers who access Free File products through the IRS's website or authorized kiosks in 29 states aren't charged for preparing or e-filing their federal tax returns. More

California governor defends tax increase to business groupThe Associated Press via CBS Money Watch Share Gov. Jerry Brown defended his ballot proposal to raise taxes, arguing that Californians paid more in taxes in 2009 and 2010 than they would under his plan if it's approved by voters.
The Democratic governor told reporters after meeting with about 50 business leaders in Orange County that his temporary tax hikes are vital to stabilize the state's budget and provide sufficient funding for public schools.More

IRS issues final regulations on exclusion of damages for personal physical injuryJournal of Accountancy Share The IRS has issued final regulations relating to the exclusion from gross income for damages received on account of physical injuries or sickness. The regulations remove the requirement that damages received from a legal suit, action or settlement must be based on "tort or tort type rights" in order to be excludible. More

SEC announces 2012 securities transaction feesTax-News.com Share The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has issued the revised fee rates applicable to most securities transactions, in accordance with the amendments to the Exchange Act of 1934 made by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The Exchange Act requires each national securities exchange and national securities association to pay transaction fees to the SEC, based both on the aggregate dollar amount of sales of certain securities transacted on the exchange, and also on the aggregate dollar amount of sales of certain securities transacted by or through any member of the association other than on an exchange.More

Congress to debate worker tax cut, jobless benefitsNASDAQ Share Congressional lawmakers are set to begin negotiations on extending a tax credit for every American worker and federal payments to long term unemployed people in talks where the main stumbling block will be how to pay for the measures.
Both Democrats and Republican aides say the parties want to see a payroll tax cut extended and federal benefits to Americans out of work for more than a year continued. The package is also likely to include funds to avert scheduled reductions in payments to doctors who treat Medicare patients. More